Beveling



June 3, 1930.

F. C. SIMMONS BEVELING 3 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Aug. 25, 1926 June 3,1930. F. c. slMMoNs BEVELING Filed Aug. 25. 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 June3, 1930. F. c. SIMMONS 1,761,414

BEVELING Filed Aug. 25, 1926 SSheets-Sheet 3 @mgm esl

Patented June 3, 1930 UNITED ATSTMIHISS .PATENI?l OFFICE `IEREDElItIGKC. SIMMONS, OIIE HIGHLAND PARK, PENNSYLVANIA, SSIGNOR TO PIONEERSUSPENDER COMPANY, CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA- vBEVIILLING vvApplication mea Aagust 25, 1926. semaine. 131,372.

The invention relates vto improvements in beveling. The object is toprovide improved methods and 'means' forv b eveling flexible strips,especially the corners of the side edges of leather belts, by abrasion.

The invention comprises method and means whereby the strip is supportedand moved so that the corners of its side margins will cross the pathsof travel'of a plurality of abrading devices.

The invention 'comprises a plurality of pairs of cog-operatingr rollers,some or all being power driven, and associated supporting and guidingmechanism, for causing thestrip or belt to travel in a" desired path,and ra plurality of grinding or abradingelements projecting partway intothe path of travel ofthe belt, that is, projecting suiiiciently intosaid path to abrade the upper and lower corners of the side edges of thebelt. These abrading elements are also power driven.

The invention also comprises means lments, with respect to the path oftravel of the body operated upon. The invention also includesimprovements in details of construction and operation.

Referring to the: drawings, which illustrate merely by way of example,suitable means for effecting the invention. Y

Fig. 1, is a side elevation.

Fig. 2, is a plan view.

i Fig. 3, is a section on` line 3, 3, of Fig. 2.

Fig'. 4, is a section on line 4, 4, of Fig. 1. A Fig. 4a is a verticalsection of a pair ofeed rollers, with an abrading Wheel in elevation.

Fig. `5. isa section on line 5, 5, offFig. 3. Fig. 6, is across section,on an' enlarged 40 scale, of the belt after treatment. f

Similar numerals ,refer to similar parts throughout the several views. Y

In Figs. 1 and-3 are shown four pairsof cooperating rollers, theserollers are num- 45 bered A6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13, respectively.

The device herein illustrated Y and described, by Yway of example, issuitable for operating upon strips of leather used in the Vmanufactureof belts for wearing apparel.

50 l The strips are adapted to pass between the inclusive. j Rollers 6to 9 inclusive are driven for supporting and adjusting these abradingeley r35 of the abrading wheels. #The adjustment rollers of each'pair,and between the guide elements 14 and 15,v positioned'between the pairsof rollers and above and below the path of travel of the strips. Theconstruction of the guide is shown in Fig. 5.

The several rollers are drivenby gears 16, 17, 18, 19,20, 21 and 22.Gear 16`is driven bysprocket 23, which is 'driven through the chain 24,from sprocket 25 on counter-shaft 26. Counter-.shaft 26 is driven from,a sprocket'on the reducingfgear 27, which 'is driven by`motor28, asshown inFig. 1. j This description refers to rollers 10to.,1`3

by a similar setof gears 19 ,to 22inclusive, sprocket 23'-, chain V24and sprocket 25 also oncountershaft 26. f V Y Fig. 1, shows the second,or Bunit Aof rollers and the driving meanssimilar t'otheflirst 17.0unit' of rollers,fexcept: that the secondfunitis oifset from the first,as'shownj in Fig. 2, and laterally adjustableas hereinafter described.Flanking,they several .pairs .of rolls are the grinding. orabradingwheels, l30, `31, 32 and 75 33.V Eachabrading wheel is mounted in asuitable :frame such as 34,shown in Figsfl and f2. These frames areadjustably mount ed, by means of the screws andfslots 34', on themachine' and. provide bearings-forl the shafts of the frames 34 issecured byj'theV adjusting A screws 36, for adjusting the abradingwheels with respect to the belt to .be operated upon.

The grinding wheels and 31, on lone side of the machine are mounted onshafts provided with pulleysr39,1 and 40 driven by belts V41 and421fromthe counter-shaft 43 which is Adriven by belt 44 directly fromthe `motor28. `Counter-shaft 43 also drives through belt 44', `theVcounter-shaft 45, which in turn drives wheels 32 and 33, which are onthe other side of the machine, in a similar way.

One roller of eachpair of rollers is arbitrarily movable and springcontrolled,` and one roller of each has aiixed bearing.' Referring toFigs. 1 and 3, roller 11 is mounted on'a bifurcated arm 47, connected tohand lever 48, mounted on shaft 49, which lever 48 is'lcontrolled byspring 50,v normally to 100 :the movement -.0;f a 'roller towards :itsco-.op`

erating roller. v

By the simultaneous operation of levers 48 and 54 the rollers of oneunit may be separated for the purpose to be described.

For the purpose of adjusting the machine fordifferent widths ,of belt,one unit is movable laterally toward or away from the line of the otherunit. This is accomplished in the following way:

The unit, marked A, is fiXed, and t-he unit marked B, is movable. Theframe 57, Carrying unit B is slidably mounted on a stationary `part ofthe machine by the screws ,and slots 58. The frame 57 is provided withthe lug 59, co-operating with thesnitably mounted screw 60, operated 'bythe hand wheel 61, whereby the frame 57 .of said unit B may be movedlaterally toward or away from the longitudinal :line of the fixed unit.This adjustment may be arbitrarily made with a belt, of the width fto beoperated upon, in position. After such adjustment, by separatirtgr therollers as above described, the guides of proper width are put in place.

The abrading wheels, to 33 inclusive, are so positioned, two on eachside of the train of rollers, that the will engage the upper and lowercorners o each side edge of the belt, as said cornersmove through thepaths oftravel of the peripheries of said abrading wheels.

It ,will be `noted from an inspection .of Fig. 2 that the rollers of oneunit are in aline which `is offset from the line of the rollers of theother unit, and that the vbelt 67 projects on one side of the rollers ofone unit `and on `the other side of the rollers of the other unit sothat the edges of the vbelt may be engaged by the abrading wheelson thesaid projecting sides. It will also be noted from an inspection of Figs.2 and 4 that certain of the rollers `are recessed sharply from theirperipheries on the side from which the vbelt projects in order toreceive the abrading wheel which projects into said recess, and thus theabradingwheel is permitted to engage the corner of the jbelt whichprojects from the side of sai-d recessed roller as indicated in Fig. 4,It will also be noted that the roller cooperating with the recessedroller, projects laterally slightly beyond the side margin or faceof-.the recessed roller, in order to support the belt .opposite thecorner being abr-aded and to 4prevent belt from bending away from the.abred'ng wheel.

These labra-ding; wheels are so rotated-that fnected by vpipes such :as'63, suction box 64.

may be left, is left on the thin edge of the .a belt. This feather iseasily removed by a subsequent operation.

Casings or hoods, such as 62, are fitted over the several abradingwheels and are conwith a suitable What I lclaim is:

311. In a belt beveling machine, the combination of power drivencooperating pairs of rollers Afor'moving the'belt in the direction ofits longitudinal extension, one of each pair of rollers provided with arecess in its face to allow the roller to support the work close to themarginal line of bevel without interfering with the abrading element,and rotating abrading elements operating on the corners ofthe beltduring its movement.

2. In a belt beveling machine, the combination of power drivencooperating Apairs of rollers for moving the belt in the direction ofits longitudinal extension, one of each vpair of rollers provided with arecess in its face to allow the roller to support the work close to themarginal line of bevel without interfering with the abrading element,stationary guides for the belt positionedbetween the pairs of rollers,and rotating abrading elements operating on the corners kofthe beltduring its movement.

3. In a belt beveling machine, the combina tion of power drivencooperating pairs of rollers for moving the belt in the direction of itslongitudinal extension, one of each pair of rollers 'having its faceprojecting beyond `the fa'ce ofthe other roller and the other rollerprovided with a recess in its face to allowV the roller to support thework close 'to the Inarginal line of bevel without interfering with theabrading element, and rotating abrading elements-operating on thecorners of the belt ,during its movement.

4. In a belt beveling machine, the combination of power drivencooperating pairs of rollers for moving the belt'in the direction of itslongitudinal extension, one of each pair of rollers provided with arecess in its face to allow the roller to support the work close to themarginal line of bevel without interfering with the abrading element,rotating abrading elements operating on the corners of the belt duringits movement, and means for adjusting the relative positions of thesevleal pairs of rollers for dierent widths of Ina belt bevelingmachine, the combination of power driven cooperating pairs of rollersfor moving the belt in the direction of its longitudinal extension, oneof each pair of rollers provided with a `recess in its face to allow theroller to support the work close to the marginal line of bevel Withoutinterfering with the abrading element, rotating abrading elem-entsoperating on the corners of the belt during its movement, and means. foradjusting the position of each abrading element With respect to thedepth of its abrading action. s f

6. In a belt beveling machine, the combination of power drivencooperating pairs of rollers for moving the belt in the direction of itslongitudinal extension, one of eachfpair of rollers provided witharecess in its face to allow the roller to support the work close tothemarginal line of bevel without interfering with the abrading element,rotating abrading elements operating on the corners of the belt duringits movement, and means for adjusting the positions of the rollers andof the abrading elements for different Widths of belt. y

7. In a machine for beveling belts, the combination of means for movingthe belt in a delinite path of travel, said moving means comprisingcooperating rollers adapted to clamp the belt on one side close to themarginal line of bevel, and on the other side close to the edge of thebelt, and means for abrading the marginal VCorner thereby exposed duringsaid travel, said abrading means operating upon the belt upon the lineprojected from the line of engagement therevWith of said cooperatingrollers.

.FREDERICK C. SIMMONS.

